The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be taken in the plans that they have imagined.
Psalm 11:2 - Modern King James Version for lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For see, the wicked are bending the bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they [furtively] in darkness may shoot at the upright in heart. American Standard Version (1901) For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart; Common English Bible because the wicked have already bent their bows; they’ve already strung their arrows; they are ready to secretly shoot those whose heart is right”? Catholic Public Domain Version Save me, O Lord, because holiness has passed away, because truths have been diminished, before the sons of men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from among the children of men. |
The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be taken in the plans that they have imagined.
When my spirit fainted within me, then You knew my path. In the way in which I walked they have secretly laid a snare for me.
For You shall make them turn the back; You shall make ready Your arrows on Your strings against their faces.
Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly.
The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall trust in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
If he does not turn, He will whet His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready.
But judgment shall return to righteousness; and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies. But they are not mighty for the truth on the earth; for they go from evil to evil, and they do not know Me, says Jehovah.
And they consulted so that they might take Jesus by guile and kill Him.
And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a trap to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. And Saul said to David a second time, Today you shall be my son-in-law.
And David knew that Saul secretly planned evil against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod here.